Hello, lovelies! It gives me great pleasure today to host S. R.
Cronin and her new book, “One of Two”!
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One of Two
by S. R. Cronin
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GENRE: Science Fiction/Fantasy
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BLURB:
Telepathy
creates as many problems as it solves, as everyone in the secret organization
x0 would admit. When new member Lola discovers another group of telepaths with
a totally different approach, those problems multiply at the speed of thought.
Soon,
Lola’s family and friends are in danger. Lucky for her, she’s not your average
budding psychic. Each person she is close to has a special gift of their own.
That’s good, because it’s going to take every power they possess to stop these
others from tearing apart x0.
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EXCLUSIVE
EXCERPT:
Violeta
studied the man. He was physically impressive, tall and well built for his age,
with thick white hair. His personality took over a room, keeping everyone else
on edge with his questions and demands. She sensed how he loved being in charge
and thought he was good at it. He worked to keep a firm hand on the till of
society, and believed society was the better for it.
However,
he also radiated fear. Not nervousness, but a deep dread of any society in
which men like him weren’t in complete control. He loved the present order of
things, which made sense, because the present order of things was quite good
for him.
He
feared power or influence in the hands of anyone he deemed as “other.” These
others included females not captivated by his charms or who lacked charms by
his definition. At one time it had also included males of other ethnic groups,
but Warren had seen the necessity of overcoming his own racism in forming the
Entelechy. Now, inclusivity of the strongest males of other ethnic groups was a
means to an end for him.
What
was that end? It had to do with Warren being an honorable man. He felt loyalty
to those who’d given him his power, and he intended to do right by them. He and
his Entelechy would nurture the concerns that prompted the wars that required
the weapons built by the stockholders who’d allowed him to grow his company.
Violeta listened to part of Warren’s short speech, planning to leave before
Gabriel noticed how long she’d stayed. She’d picked up her purse and coat when
Warren’s words turned to how powerful and dangerous the woman Lola was.
“Lola
is our entry point into this threatening organization. We must find all of
them. We must understand what they do, and we must neutralize them. The safety
of our world depends on it.”
Good
Lord. They were going to go after this poor woman again?
The
sport of judo has a history of honor, and of protecting the weak. Decades ago,
young Violeta bought into that philosophy, and, deep within, she still embraced
it. As she listened to Warren speak, she knew what she had to do. She added
Lola, and Lola’s own, to the circle of people she was sworn to protect.
So
be it. Warren had his ethics, and ample weapons. He was a worthy opponent. She
bowed softly in his direction. Let the match begin.
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AUTHOR BIO:
Sherrie Roth grew
up in Western Kansas thinking there was no place in the universe more
fascinating than outer space. After her mother vetoed astronaut as a career
ambition, she went on to study journalism and physics in hopes of becoming a
science writer.
She
published her first science fiction short story long ago, and then waited a lot
of tables while she looked for inspiration for the next story. When it finally
came, it declared to her it had to be a whole book, nothing less. One night,
while digesting this disturbing piece of news, she drank way too many shots of
ouzo with her boyfriend. She woke up thirty-one years later demanding to know
what was going on.
The
boyfriend, who she had apparently long since married, asked her to calm down
and explained how, in a fit of practicality, she had gone back to school and
gotten a degree in geophysics and spent the last 28 years interpreting seismic
data in the oil industry. The good news, according to Mr. Cronin, was that she
had found it to be entertaining and ridiculously well-paying. The bad news was
the two of them had still managed to spend almost all of the money.
Apparently
she was now Mrs. Cronin, and further good news was that they had produced three
wonderful children whom they loved, even though, to be honest, that was where a
lot of the money had gone. Even better news was that Mr. Cronin turned out to
be a warm-hearted, encouraging sort who was happy to see her awake and ready to
write. "It's about time," were his exact words.
Sherrie
Cronin discovered that over the ensuing decades Sally Ride had already managed
to become the first woman in space and apparently had done a fine job of it. No
one, however, had written the book that had been in Sherrie's head for decades.
The only problem was, the book informed her it had now grown into a six book
collection. Sherrie decided she better start writing it before it got any longer.
She's been wide awake ever since, and writing away.
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
S. R. will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN GC and a
kindle copy of any book in the 46. Ascending Collection (winner’s choice) to a
randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.
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Sherrie ~ Good morning! Welcome back! It is so great to have you here again! Congrats on your new book and good luck on the book tour! :) I am looking forward to reading and reviewing this book next month! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for having me here. It's always a pleasure to make an appearance on your lovely blog!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on the release. I hope that your book is a success,
ReplyDeleteThanks Bernie. I appreciate your comments and questions and the way you follow along on a book tour. Good luck to you in the give-away!
DeleteHappy Friday! Do you think that this series would translate well to film or TV and if so, is that something that you would like to see?
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday! Thanks for sharing the great post, I enjoyed reading it :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your book with us and for the giveaway as well. I appreciate them both.
ReplyDeleteWhat surprised you about the book?
ReplyDeleteGreat blurb and excerpt
ReplyDeleteDid you go to school to become a writer?
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